TikTok or Therapy? Two Million UK Youths Rely on Social Media for Mental Health Advice

TikTok or Therapy? Two Million UK Youths Rely on Social Media for Mental Health Advice

Mental health content on TikTok has been popular as long as the app has been around. However, the surge in both accurate information and misinformation regarding mental illnesses and neurodivergence has resulted in millions of Brits choosing to self-diagnose over seeking professional assistance. Relying On Influencers For A Diagnosis Due to long waiting lists for … Read more

Mina Sunico-Chin co-founded special needs centre AltSchool to help her sons

Mina Sunico-Chin co-founded special needs centre AltSchool to help her sons

SMALL CLASSES, IMMERSIVE LESSONS When she imagined how a class might be run, Sunico-Chin remembered how mainstream preschool teachers might struggle to take on special needs children because “they just have too much on their plate”, although it’s “not their fault”. So she was determined to keep the intimate class size – specifically one teacher … Read more

Hotels finally start catering to neurodivergent guests; staff given sensitivity training

Hotels finally start catering to neurodivergent guests; staff given sensitivity training

A decade later, Thibault has built her New York-based travel agency, Magical Storybook Travels, into a thriving business that caters specifically to neurodivergent families. When Nicole Thibault’s family visited Walt Disney World in 2013, their two-year-old son (bottom) started becoming distressed. Photo: Facebook / Nicole Thibault In pre-travel counselling sessions for her clients, she studies … Read more